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Donovan Schaefer

@feelingtheory.bsky.social

Teaching/writing about emotion, secularism, & power at @upennrels.bsky.social Current projects: Conspiracy theory, secular artifacts, Confederate commemoration 🐱🐱 Brighton & Bristol 🌱 β“₯ food πŸ™οΈ Philly βœοΈπŸ“š: http://donovanschaefer.com/research

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Ross Ragebait

26.11.2025 05:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Let's do some food tourism!

26.11.2025 04:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

But have you ever had the vegan Ramen at Tomo in Philly?

26.11.2025 02:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Judith Weisenfeld, Nicole Myers Turner, Terence Keel, Jamil Drake, Wangui Muigai, and Danielle Boaz.

Judith Weisenfeld, Nicole Myers Turner, Terence Keel, Jamil Drake, Wangui Muigai, and Danielle Boaz.

@xroadproj.bsky.social staff and fellows have been busy at this year’s annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion. Project Director @judithweisenfeld.com’s book *Black Religion in the Madhouse* was the subject of a round table discussion.

23.11.2025 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

It's quite... bleak. Though I was playing it in Oct/Nov last year so the atmosphere was not particularly cheerfully disposed.

On the other hand, have you heard the good news of our lord and savior, Graveyard Keeper?

25.11.2025 20:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

On December 4, 2007, in the Usenet group β€œFriends of the Friendless,” someone wrote:
β€œHappy Friendsgiving Y’all!”

And that is the first recorded use of β€˜Friendsgiving’ in print.

25.11.2025 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 659    πŸ” 127    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 11

I regret to inform you it is in fact great.

25.11.2025 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We did it, #AARSBL25: Took the coldest conference possible and filled it with warmth. Every post-COVID AAR has been amazing but this was the best yet! Thanks, all, for an amazing weekend full of friendship, food, and conversation!

Now for the perfect finishing touch: a relaxing train ride home!

25.11.2025 19:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Finally got to try the vegan ramen shop in Back Bay #AARSBL25 #SBLAAR25

25.11.2025 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

My Manifesto.

25.11.2025 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rest well, #AARSBL25; you have fought valiantly today.

25.11.2025 03:17 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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lol this rocks

taking my children to see the nativity mural painted on the olde drugstore facade downtown and accidentally giving them PTSD from a hieronymous bosch version of rudolph getting eaten by elves

24.11.2025 22:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1065    πŸ” 220    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 27
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Possible #AARSBL25 #SBLAAR25 first: Cara Rock-Singer on the Re-Inherit the Wind panel, in character as Clarence Darrow.

24.11.2025 22:38 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Another terrific #AARSBL25 #SBLAAR25 moment from Saturday: Listening to my grad school friends Lauren McCormick and Yohan Yoo fete-ing our brilliant teacher Jim Watts on the occasion of his (pending) retirement from the Department of Religion at Syracuse!

24.11.2025 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Continental philosophy enjoyers be like:

24.11.2025 17:09 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Trying this next semester, too! Though I don't think I can give up slides (yet)

24.11.2025 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Terrific session on the intersection of science & religion studies with eugenics at #AARSBL25 #SBLAAR25! Here's Suus van Geuns talking about eugenic forms of argument in the manosphere.

24.11.2025 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My favorite trump is grubby emo trump

23.11.2025 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A woman in a black coat holding a book called Ripples of the Universe in front of a book display and a banner that says the University of Chicago Press

A woman in a black coat holding a book called Ripples of the Universe in front of a book display and a banner that says the University of Chicago Press

The cover of a book titled Ripples of the Universe: Spirituality in Sedona, Arizona

The cover of a book titled Ripples of the Universe: Spirituality in Sedona, Arizona

I found my book, Ripples of the Universe, at the @uchicagopress.bsky.social display at #aarsbl25 so I got Nathan Petrie to take this cheesey picture for me and now I'm sharing it with you

23.11.2025 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Fascinating session of the Religion, Affect, and Emotion unit at #AARSBL25 on the relationship of freedom to feeling. Elizabeth Chiarovano sorting out different theories of relationship between anger and justice. Nathan Snaza calling for a rethinking of freedom through affective transcorporeality.

23.11.2025 20:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Excited to talk about @tingguowrites.bsky.social's book *Religion, Secularism, and Love as a Political Discourse in Modern China* TODAY from 5:00-6:30 in HCC 101.

23.11.2025 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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An outstanding special session of the American Academy of Religion @aarweb.bsky.social annual meeting here in Boston this afternoon on Judith Weisenfeld's @judithweisenfeld.com extraordinary book *Black Religion in the Madhouse*! #AARSBL25 #AARSBL

22.11.2025 20:40 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

at the yapping Olympics (American Academy of Religion)

23.11.2025 13:44 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think it goes to his estate

23.11.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Excited to talk about @tingguowrites.bsky.social's book *Religion, Secularism, and Love as a Political Discourse in Modern China* TODAY from 5:00-6:30 in HCC 101.

23.11.2025 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Authors! If you’re having a book panel at #AARSBL25, we’d love to celebrate you. Plz feel free to get in touch with me if you & your co-panelists would like to transform the #book panel into a review roundtable in the #JAAR!

@aarweb.bsky.social

23.11.2025 14:21 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Foxes are the cats of dogs.

23.11.2025 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My favorite trump is grubby emo trump

23.11.2025 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Whoever made this: salute.

23.11.2025 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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